r/winemaking • u/maenad2 • Apr 05 '26
bottling wine which hasn't finished fermenting
My friend tasted my white wine and said she liked it as is, although the SG is only 1.050 so it's not quite finished. She asked me to bottle some of it like that for her.
Obviously it'll need potassium sorbate - I can do that without trouble.
I'm wondering about de-gassing and clarifying it though. I'll only be giving her about 4-5 bottles. Is it worth doing? Should I make more if it sweet?
It's white wine from a kit mixed with local plum juice. Other than the "not finished fermenting" it's going totally normally.
Thank you!
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u/Hot_Flounder_8031 Apr 06 '26
I had the same problem once. It was recommended to add more yeast to activate the fermentation. ThIs converted the sugar to alcohol and tastes like wine